4-8-26 Monarchs rally for 2 in the 9th to sweep the Athletics with a 6-5 victory! MIS(8-1) 6 8 2 OAK(2-7) 5 8 1 W: Henke 2-0 0.00 ERA L: Cordero 1-1 4.50 ERA S: D. Williams 4 0.00 ERA HR: MIS-R. Howard(3) OAK-Snider(1) Giambi(3) MIS: Wheat 3-5, R, RBI, SB(1) .422 avg.

4.27.74 CIN 4, STL 4 (10) - Ken Reitz w/ walk-off RBI 2B, his 4th H & 2nd 2B - Both C get 3 Hs; Johnny Bench incl 2 2Bs, Ted Simmons now batting .333

4.27.74 - NL HOU 10, PIT 7 - Bucs scored 6 in las 3 inn, but were way behind after Astros got 5 in 1st - Rader, May & Metzger w/ 2 RBI each for HOU - Al Oliver; 3-5, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI in the L NYM 3, SFG 11 - SF had 4 multi-R inn - Chris Speier had a 2B & 1B, for 4 RBI - Maddox & Miller scored 3X

4.27.74 - NL CHC 2, ATL 5 - Darrell Evans leads Braves offense; 3-4, HR, 2 R, 2 RBI - Dusty Baker homered, now batting .352 - 2 Hs for Ralph Garr (inc 3B & SB) gets him to .360 MON 2, LAD 5 - Al Downing allows 4 Hs in 7 IP for the W - 2 more Hs for Steve Garvey gets him up to .338

We have concluded all games thru Saturday 4.27.74 . Below are the standings. The Expos have lost 3 in a row, causing them to drop out of 1st place in the NL East, passed by the Cardinals. Padres have allowed 30 more Runs than any other team. Dodgers have best Run Differential (+54) in MLB.

4-7-26 Athletics comeback falls short as the Monarchs win 6-4! MIS(7-1) 6 11 1 OAK(2-6) 4 5 1 W: Wood 1-0 1.29 ERA L: Prior 1-1 2.31 ERA S: D. Williams 3 0.00 ERA HR: MIS-K. Boyer(2) OAK-G. Carter(1) SB: MIS-McBride(2)

APBA 1970 NL Aug 13 SF 020 000 010 -3 Chi 010 112 11x - 7 WP-Pappas (8-5, 3.52) LP-Perry (19-6, 2.77) HR-Williams (20) Beckert (3) Mays (25) Henderson (7) Gaylord Perry can still win 30, as he has 11 starts left. But he probably won't.

4-6-26 Monarchs 14 hit attack leads them to a 10-6 win over the A’s! MIS(6-1) 10 14 1 OAK(2-5) 6 11 1 W: Hubbell 2-0 3.86 ERA L: Hamels 0-2 7.36 ERA HR: OAK-Fielder(2) GS MIS: Bill Mueller 3-4, 2B, BB, R, 3RBI

Who's your Player of the Game? - Mike Schmidt; 3-4, 3B, BB, 2 RBI * Leads in OPS at 1.210 - Enzo Hernández; 2-4, 2B, RBI, e - Dave Cash; 3-6, RBI * now batting .400, leading NL - Bob Boone; 1-3, BB, HBP

4.26.74 PHI; 8-10 SCHMIDT CONTINUES TO DOMINATE AS PHILLIES BEAT PADRES 5-2 Schmidt didn't homer, but hit his 4th 3B, driving in 2 on 3 hits. Carlton had an RBI 1B before being ejected in 4th. Dave Cash 3 hits, 1st gm in leadoff spot. W; Culver (1-0) L: Freisleben (0-1) S; Watt (4) HR; none

SD 000 100 000 - 1 StL 100 000 10x - 2 WP-Gibson (17-6, 2.24) LP-Coombs (10-8, 3.12) Bob Gibson struck out 15, which is not really surprising, considering he was a close second in strikeouts and the Padres led the league in striking out.

APBA 1970 NL Aug 12 NY 204 001 005 - 12 Cin 030 000 000 - 3 WP-Gentry (7-7, 4.51) LP-Cloninger (5-2, 3.56) HR-Clendenon (7) Cloninger Bud Harrelson went 5-5 with a walk. Deuces were wild for Tony Perez, 2 doubles, 2 strikeouts, 2 errors. He made 35 errors that year, he's got 21 so far.

4-8-26 Kazuo Matsui’s RBI single in the bottom of the tenth gives the Red Wave a 2-1 walkoff win over the Cubs! CHC(4-5) 1 6 0 PAC(6-3) 2 7 1 W:Uehara 1-0 0.00 ERA L: Gregorson 1-2 10.12 ERA HR: CHC-Puckett(2) PAC-Ohtani(1) SB:CHC-Yount(1) PAC-Ichiro(4) Victorino(2) Matsui(2)

...his spot start by going 3-4 and driving in the go ahead run in the 5th and the insurance run in the 7th and logging the game's only extra base hit with a double. Jeff Robinson pitched a hitless final 2 innings for his 3rd save. .400 watch Gwynn 1-4, .443 This concludes June 11, 1987.

June 11, 1987 SD at SF DAVIS WAS ON THE MARK, 3-1 San Francisco took the opening game in the series behind a stellar effort from Mark Davis who limited the visiting Padres to 1 run on 5 hits through 7 complete. The offense on the other hand was tough to come by but Chris Speier made the most of...

Who's your Player of the Game? - Bernie Carbo; 2-3, 2 2B, 2 BB, R, RBI - Carlton Fisk; 2-4, 2 HR, BB, 2 R, 4 RBI * 2R HRs in each of 1st 2 ABs of season - Fran Healy; 2-4, HR, R, 2 RBI - John Mayberry; 1-4, HR, 2 R, 4 RBI * GWRBI on Grand Slam in 7th, broke 4-4 tie

4.26.74 BOS; 8-10 FISK MAKES BIG SPLASH IN SEASON DEBUT BUT RED SOX FALL TO ROYALS 9-5 Fisk played his 1st gm of '74 after coming off of DL & crushed 2 2R HRs in 1st 2 ABs. It was all KC after. Mayberry Grand Slam W; Busby (3-2) L: Lee (1-4) S; Bird (1) HR; Mayberry (5), Healy (2), Fisk 2 (1, 2)

4.26.74 TEX 3, NYY 4 - Tied 3-3 into 7th, but Yanks prevail - 3 more Hs for Jeff Burroughs incl a 2B & 2 RBI - Lou Piniella 2 Hs incl a 2B, R & RBI from the 3-hole

4.26.74 CAL 3, CLE 4 - Halos get 3 in 4th, counterd by Tribe getting 4 in 7th - Chris Chambliss bases-clearing 2B was big blow - Nolan Ryan took 2-hit SHO into 7th. Ended w/ 7 BB & 7 K in 6.1 MIL 4, MIN 3 - Jim Colborn took SHO into 8th - Bob Coluccio w/ 2 2Bs & BB in the win

4.26.74 - AL OAK 5, BAL 6 (15) - It took 15 inn to settle this '73 ALCS rematch - Both scored in 12th - Vida Blue struck out 9 & allowed 1 UER in 9 inn - Reggie Jackson 4-7 with 2 HR in the loss DET 2, CHW 8 - Brian Downing 3R HR to go with BB & sac bunt - Buddy Bradford 3 Hs from leadoff spot

Who's your Player of the Game? - Juan Beniquez; 2-3, 2B, SB, 2 BB, 3 R - Jeff Burroughs; 2-4, HR, R, 2 RBI - Bernie Carbo; 1-3, SB, 2 BB, R, 2 RBI - Jim Spencer; 3-4

4.25.74 BOS; 8-9 RED SOX BREAK LOSING STREAK BY BEATING RANGERS 8-3 TO KEEP TIANT UNDEFEATED Sox got 8 Rs on 8 Hs & 7 BBs. Beniquez scores 3X out of leadoff spot. Harper drives in 3 without a Hit. Burroughs homers again! W; Tiant (5-0) L: Bibby (3-3) HR; Petroccelli (1), Burroughs (7)

HR’s by Del Ennis & Andy Seminick powered the 50 Phillies past the 05 Giants in the Strat Tourney, 3-1. Giants had their chances against winner Curt Simmons, Dan McGann lined into a triple play in the third. Then in the 9th Jim Konstanty got Willie Jones to start a 5-4-3 DP to end it for the save.

Roy Campanella’s 2 run HR in the 1st put Brooklyn up early but it was Sandy Amoros who put the 61 Yankees away. Amoros blasted a 3 run HR in the 3rd & a RBI triple in the 55 Dodgers 10-3 elimination of their city rivals. Don Bessent threw 3 innings of scoreless ball for the save in the Strat tourney

4-7-26 Senga tossed 8 shutout innings as the Red Wave beat the Cubs 8-0! CHC(4-4) 0 5 1 PAC(5-3) 8 12 0 W: Senga 1-1 3.21 ERA L: Roberts 1-1 4.91 ERA HR: PAC-Oh(2) PAC: Ichiro 4-5, R, RBI, SB(3)

We have concluded all games thru Tuesday 4.23.74 . Below are the standings. The longest streak in MLB is now the Boston Red Sox, who have lost 4 straight games, which brings them down to a tie for last place 😭 The Pirates & Mets are tied for last in all of MLB, now that Padres have won 3 in a row.

4-6-26 Reuschel shuts down Red Wave on 4 hits as the Cubs coast to a 10-0 win! CHC(4-3) 10 9 0 PAC(4-3) 0 4 2 W: Reuschel 1-0 1.69 ERA L: Ohtani 1-1 6.30 ERA HR: CHC-Puckett(1) Lynn(1) SB: CHC-Henderson 2(4)

4-8-22 Angels pound out 18 hits as they take the rubber match 14-7 over the Tigers! DET(3-6) 7 11 0 CAL(6-3) 14 18 0 W: Cole 1-1 7.36 ERA L: Pierce 1-1 8.18 ERA S: Bieber 1 3.72 ERA HR: DET-Maxwell(1) Gibson(3) CAL-Judge(4) Braun(2) Giles(4) SB: DET-Cuyler(6) Gibson(1)

4-7-26 Walks haunt Newhouser as Angels even the series with a 5-2 win over the Tigers! DET(3-5) 2 6 0 CAL(5-3) 5 4 0 W: Skubal 1-0 3.46 ERA L: Newhouser 0-2 5.73 ERA S: Vesia 1 0.00 ERA HR: CAL-Braun(1) SB: DET-Williams(2) CAL-Braun(1)

4-6-26 Cicotte tosses 7 strong innings as the Tigers beat the Angels 3-2! DET(3-4) 3 11 0 CAL(4-3) 2 7 0 W: Cicotte 1-0 1.93 ERA L: Alexander 0-1 7.71 ERA S: Putz 1 16.20 ERA SB: DET- Williams(1) DET: Grich 1-3, 2BB, RBI; LeFlore 1-3 R, RBI

4-8-26 Bonds grand slam in the 8th caps a wild back and forth game as the Miners beat the Clowns 11-8! IND(3-6) 8 12 0 SFM(5-4) 11 9 1 W: Nen 1-1 15.43 ERA L: Thatcher 0-2 27.00 ERA HR: IND-Hodges 2(3) SFM-Battey(1) Bonds(2) T. Williams(1) SB: IND-Charleston(5)

4-7-26 Miners erupt for 5 in the 6th and go on to beat the Clowns 9-3! IND(3-5) 3 7 1 SFM(4-4) 9 10 0 W: Drysdale 1-0 4.26 ERA L: Howard 1-1 6.17 ERA HR: IND-Charleston(2) SFM-DiMaggio(1) Bonds(1) SB: IND-Strong(2)

1981Replay 4/9 San Francisco 4 San Diego 2

1981Replay 4/9 Los Angeles 5 Houston 2

4-6-26 Harry Heilmann’s solo HR in the 7th lifts the Miners to a 1-0 win over the Clowns! IND(3-4) 0 6 5 SFM(3-4) 1 10 1 W: Seaver 1-1 1.20 ERA L: Adams 0-1 2.08 ERA S: Hoffman 3 0.00 ERA HR: SFM-Heilmann(1) SB: SFM-Bonds(1)

Who's your Player of the Game? - Bill Robinson; 2-4, 2B, 2 RBI, gidp - Doug Rau; W, 7 IP, 5 H, 2 BB, 2 ER, 7 K - Steve Garvey; 1-3, 2B, R, 2RBI * game-tying 2R 2B in 7th, then scored gm-winning R - Joe Ferguson; 1-1, RBI * GWRBI on PH 1B in 7th

4.23.74 PHI; 5-10 DODGERS MOUNT 7TH INNING COMEBACK TO TOP PHILLIES 3-2 Down 2-0 after 6, LA had 6 straight batters reach base for the 3R rally, capped by PH Joe Ferguson RBI 1B. Garvey 2R 2B was the big blow. Bill Robinson 2R 1B for PHI. W; Rau (2-0) L: Schueler (0-3) S; Marshall (1) HR; none

We have concluded all games thru Tuesday 4.23.74 . Below are the standings. The AL East is all bunched up, with all teams within 1/2 game of each other. Meanwhile, both NL divisions have a team that's 7 games back already!

1981Replay 4/8 Philadelphia 3 Cincinnati 1

4.23.74 MON 8, SFG 4 - Expos get 5 in 6th to continue their red-hot start - Willie Davis w/ 3 Hs in the Win - Jim Cox w/ 1B/SB & 2B - Ken Singleton w/ pair of RBI 1Bs HOU 2, STL 8 - Lou Brock w/ 3 Hs & 3 SBs, takes over NL Lead in SB w/ 11 - Sonny Siebert goes the distance for the Win

4.23.74 - NL CHC 3, CIN 5 - Reds got a 2R HR from Tony Pérez in 1st & led the whole way - Dave Concepción chipped in w/ a 2R 1B in 8th NYM 2, SDP 10 - Mets continue to struggle, getting spanked by lowly Padres - Johnny Grubb was the star w/ 1B, 2B, HR & 4 RBI - Randy Jones 7 Ks in CG Win

4-8-26 Astros walk it off for the 2nd straight day! Bobby Witt Jr.’s RBI single gives the Astros a 3-2 win over the Reds! CIN(5-4) 2 9 0 HOU(4-5) 3 6 0 W: Santillan 1-0 0.00 ERA L: Pfeister 1-1 5.14 ERA HR: HOU-Hornsby(1) SB: CIN-Singer(3)

4-7-26 Marvin Williams’ RBI double in the bottom of the 10th gives the Astros a 5-4 walkoff win over the Reds! CIN(5-3) 4 10 2 HOU(3-5) 5 9 1 W: Street 1-0 4.50 ERA L: Tekulve 0-1 6.75 ERA HR: CIN-F. Howard(1) HOU-Mathews(1) SB: CIN-Larkin 2(2) HOU-Speaker(3)

1980 Season Replay 5-11-80 Tigers (15-12) vs Angels (13-14) Tigers drop a 10 spot on the Angels in the 3rd and coast to a 12-1 win. Corcoran 4-4 3 hits 2 walks. WP: Dan Petry (2-0) LP: Don Aase (3-2) HR: Champ Summers (7), Richie Hebner (2), Kirk Gibson (5)

4-6-26 Reds tally 4 in the 5th and go on to beat the Astros 5-2! CIN(5-2) 5 8 0 HOU(2-5) 2 8 1 W: Clemens 1-0 4.50 ERA L: H. Smith 0-2 6.00 ERA S: Montgomery 1 4.50 ERA HR: CIN-Schmidt(2) O’Neill(2) HOU-Banks(2) SB: HOU-Speaker(2)

Who's your Player of the Game? - Tony Solaita; 2-4, 2B, HR, R, 3 RBI * GWRBI in 8th - Rico Petrocelli; 2-2, BB, SF, R, RBI * scored or drove in all Sox Rs - John Mayberry; 0-2, 3 BB, R * scored winning R in 8th - Cecil Cooper; 3-4

4.22.74 BOS; 7-7 TONY SOLAITA DRIVES IN ALL 3 ROYALS RUNS AS THEY TOP THE RED SOX 3-2 Solaita had an RBI 2B to start the scoring & a 2R HR to seal the deal. Cecil Cooper had 3 singles in the loss. Both Mayberry & Martinez got 3 BB. W; Garber (1-2) L: Drago (1-2) S; Hoerner (1) HR; Solaita (2)

We have concluded all games thru Monday 4.22.74 . Below are the standings. Not many changes since there were only 2 games today. Our Red Sox have dropped to .500 on the season.

NL Pitching Leaders - Through 4.21.74 Here are the Top 30 Pitchers ranked by ERA (min 16 IP). Tommy John leads in Wins & ERA, while Jerry Koosman is tops in WHIP & K/BB ratio. Mike Marshall has pitched in 10 of the 15 Dodgers games. Bold = league leader

AL Pitching Leaders - Through 4.21.74 Here are the Top 30 Pitchers ranked by ERA (min 16 IP). Tigers relievers are getting the innings & pitching great! Hiller and Tiant tied for lead in Wins at 4. 1973 AL Cy Young winner Bert Blyleven w/ top ERA among starters Bold = league leader